Correspondence between Monetary Policies and Stock Prices

Abstract

Money supply in an economy plays a vital role in determining the prices of stocks. This study uses repo rate and reverse repo rate as a proxy for money supply and the stock return from CNX Nifty as the dependant variable. This study uses monthly data for 10 years. The study is aimed at determining the relationship between repo rate, reverse repo rate and stock price return. The study identifies that repo rate and reverse repo rate are significantly affecting he stock return.